When Pitchers & Catchers™ report to Port St. Lucie, the pitchers will outnumber the catchers, as the pitchers outnumber everybody in camp and all players by craft. Each game begins with one man at every position and each position tends to remain manned by that same fellow from the first inning to the last — […]
 
Faith and Fear in Flushing made its debut on Feb. 16, 2005, the brainchild of two longtime friends and lifelong Met fans. Greg Prince discovered the Mets when he was 6, during the magical summer of 1969. He is a Long Island-based writer, editor and communications consultant. Contact him here. Jason Fry is a Brooklyn writer whose first memories include his mom leaping up and down cheering for Rusty Staub. Check out his other writing here. Got something to say? Leave a comment, or email us at faithandfear@gmail.com. (Sorry, but we have no interest in ads, sponsored content or guest posts.) Need our RSS feed? It's here. Visit our Facebook page, or drop by the personal pages for Greg and Jason. Or follow us on Twitter: Here's Greg, and here's Jason. |
 7 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  1980 Mets, Bill Almon, Bill Buckner, Bill Caudill, Brooks Raley, Bruce Sutter, Darren O'Day, David Robertson, Dick Tidrow, Ed Lynch, Elieser Hernandez, Extra Innings, Gaylord Perry, Jeff Brigham, Jeff Reardon, Jim Tracy, Joe Smith, John Curtiss, Justin Turner, Lee Smith, Longest Ago Met Still Active, Losing Streaks, Mario Ramirez, Mike O’Berry, Mike Scott, Neil Allen, Oliver Perez, Relief Pitching, Roy Lee Jackson, Sam Coonrod, Stephen Ridings, Team History, Tom Hausman, Willie Hernandez, Zach Greene, Zack Britton Bill Buckner, one of the finest hitters of his generation, died Monday morning at the age of 69. Buckner recorded 2,715 base hits in a career that touched four different decades. He won the National League batting title in 1980, drove in more than a hundred runs three separate […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 World Series, An Appreciation, Bill Buckner, Moment of Silence In honor of what transpired 27 years ago tonight, here is the slightest taste of Game 252 among the 500 Most Amazin’ the Mets ever won, from the forthcoming The Happiest Recap: Second Base (1974-1986). This excerpt focuses on the task that threatened to devour the Mets as they headed to the bottom of the tenth […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, Bill Buckner, The Happiest Recap (The Book) [NOTE: WE HAVE OUR WINNERS. THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.] The story in Central Texas is Mike Napoli coming through loud and clear. The story in St. Louis is Tony La Russa hearing static on the line while his players left everything else on base. But here in Metsopotamia, where we take every opportunity we can […] 12 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 World Series, 2011 Postseason, Bill Buckner, Darren Oliver, Mike Napoli, Mookie Wilson, Octavio Dotel, Team History, Tony La Russa Welcome to a special pre-Game Six edition of Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets. Twenty years, 43 Fridays. This, because sometimes it’s imperative that you go on short rest, is one of them. Stupid Grape Nut Flakes. I’m never eating them again. What the […] 9 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, 1986 World Series, Bill Buckner, Flashback Friday, Mookie Wilson Welcome to Flashback Friday, a weekly feature devoted to the 20th anniversary of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets. Twenty years, 43 Fridays. This is one of them. I haven’t checked with anybody who emerged from the womb in the thirty seconds on either side of me, so I can’t confirm if I was the […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1986 Mets, Bill Buckner, Flashback Friday, Memorabilia, Mookie Wilson |
Piazza: Catcher, Slugger, Icon, Star by Greg Prince is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online booksellers. 
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